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Autodesk MapGuide Java Edition Viewer installation for Windows

System Requirements for Autodesk MapGuide 6.5 Java Edition Viewer on Windows

• Pentium PC with Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000 Professional, Windows 98 SE, or Windows NT 4.0
• 16 MB RAM (24 MB RAM required if using Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer)
• Mouse or compatible pointing device
• Firefox 1.x or higher, Opera 7.x or higher, Netscape Navigator 4.7, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or higher
• The minimum screen resolution required for VanMap is 800X600 pixels with small fonts.
• Note: Although in most cases, your Windows computer may have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed, you must ensure that Java and JavaScript are enabled in your browser, otherwise, you won’t be able to use Autodesk MapGuide Java Edition Viewer to open VanMap. Some browsers are distributed without Java and you must download it as a plug-in from Sun Microsystem's website.

Download and installation process

MapGuide Java Edition Viewer is a Java applet bundled in a JAR (Java ARchive) file mgjava.jar, and in order to use it, you need to have proper JRE installed and enabled in your browser. As a first time user, you only need to download and install the MapGuide Java Edition Viewer once on your Windows through one browser, e.g. Firefox browser. Once the Viewer is installed on your system, it can be shared and used by any supporting browser on your Windows, such as Firefox, Opera, IE, or Netscape.

Install Viewer:

Check the button below to see if you have a MapGuide Java Edition Viewer installed on your computer.

• If the button says 'Go to installer', your browser does not have a required MapGuide Java Edition viewer installed.
• Select the 'Go to installer' button to install and follow the directions or go to MapGuide Java Edition Viewer to download and install the latest Viewer (v6.5) for a browser on Windows.

• After viewer installation is done, close and reopen your browser, and then start VanMap.

If the button says 'Installed', you can Start VanMap.

Remove and Upgrade Viewer:

If you are prompted with an error warning dialog box saying that the map window file you are trying to open requires the latest version of the program you are using (Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition), remove the version you have and follow the steps described above to download and install the required latest MapGuide Java Edition Viewer. You may find the old Viewer file mgjava.jar from the following folder:

• C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.x.x.\lib\ext\
• [Your Java 2 Runtime Environment directory]\lib\ext

Alternatively, you may search for the Viewer file mgjava.jar, and once found, delete the file mgjava.jar. Then, to upgrade your viewer, go to install viewer again.

Manual Installation:

If for some reason you are unable to install the Java Edition Viewer through the steps above, you can download and install the viewer manually:

1. Remove the old viewer file mgjava.jar from its folder – see remove and upgrade section.
2. Download the file mgjava.jar and save it in your Java extensions folder: c:\ Program Files\Java\jre1.x.x.\lib\ext\, or [Your Java 2 Runtime Environment directory]\lib\ext\
3. Move or copy the mgjava.jar file and place it in either of these two folders:
   • current user home directory/Library/Java/Extensions/
   • /Library/Java/Extensions/ — this folder requires Admin privileges.
     
4. Close and restart your Web browser.
5. Use your browser to open VanMap.

Check your viewer version

To check current viewer version to see if it is the latest Viewer (v6.5)

• Open VanMap in a browser.
• Right-click in the map area.
• Select Help > About Autodesk MapGuide from the popup menu.

With MapGuide Java Edition Viewer installed on Windows, Internet Explorer can use VanMap Java Edition Viewer version. However, IE on Windows should use the VanMap ActiveX Control version in order to take advantage of full functionality.

VanMap Java Edition Viewer version works also in Netscape Navigator 4.x on Sun Solaris 2.6 or 2.8 as long as the required MapGuide Java Edition Viewer mgjava.jar is installed properly by following the installation instructions at Install Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition Release 6.5. An old MapGuide Java Viewer can be removed from $home/.netscape/java/download/mgjava.jar.

More information is available on the browser compatility chart and FAQs.

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